Asian equity benchmarks are trading in red in early deals on Monday, amid worries about global recession in line with the mounting US-Sino trade issues. President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports from June 10 weighed on investor sentiment. Japanese Nikkei is trading lower in line with the weak cues from Wall Street and the fall in crude oil prices. Indonesian stock market is closed for Eid-Ul-Fitr. Among the other Asian markets, Shanghai, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia are in negative territory. Bucking the trend, South Korea is in positive lead.
Nikkei 225 down 254.64 points or 1.24% to 20,346.55, Hang Seng fell 93.18 points or 0.35% to 26,807.91, Straits Times contract by 5.73 points or 0.18% to 3,112.03, Shanghai Composite dip by 14.16 points or 0.49% to 2,884.54, Taiwan Weighted diminish by 22.25 points or 0.21% to 10,476.24, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI slips by 5.53 points or 0.33% to 1,645.23.
On the flip side, KOSPI Shares rose 21.60 points or 1.06% to 2,063.34.
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